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pothole

noun

Definition of pothole

as in basin

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Recent Examples of pothole The three workers were struck early Saturday while making pothole repairs on the Tri-State Tollway near Des Plaines. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026 But City Hall decides whether the pothole gets fixed, the park gets cleaned, the police show up, and the traffic light works. — John Shallman, Daily News, 30 May 2026 The Royals’ rotation was among the best in baseball for the first six weeks of the season, but Kansas City’s starting pitchers have hit a collective pothole. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026 Area residents say a large pothole on Interstate 20 that contributed to a fatal motorcycle crash was a known hazard, and that the Texas Department of Transportation was aware of it. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pothole

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Noun

Moving too much water from a basin can negatively affect downstream environments, which is why large transfers need state review before approval.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Experts say the Teesta River basin, where the hydropower project is being built, lies in a seismically active region marked by young, fragile rock formations riddled with fractures and underground pockets that can trap ancient gases.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of basin

Noun

Dozens of other residents and campers were rescued after the Black River, which flows through the area, reached a record-breaking high level, The New York Times reported, citing a Reynolds County floodplain administrator.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Everyone believes in the flood, but nobody believes their house is in the floodplain.

— Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of floodplain

Noun

There were three rice cookers and three electric kettles on a long white counter by a deep sink and a dish rack.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Featuring a classic gold-tone knob and black handle, Le Creuset’s elevated tea kettle is now under $75 in the retiring olive color.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026

Definition of kettle

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The long saddle, rear foot pegs and 350-pound payload capacity also make the Ranger suitable for riders who want to share parts of the journey.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
Students learn how to groom the horses, pick the dirt out of the hooves, understand the different parts of the saddle, tend to the horses’ health, and clean out the stalls.

— Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Midwest Living, 19 July 2026

Definition of saddle

Noun

What looks like a bird's tail is a stream of ice flowing northeast all the way out to the ocean, and what appear to be feathers splaying outward from the mountaintop are actually crevasses down the mountain.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 July 2026
For three days, Nepali mountaineer Dawa Sherpa was trapped deep inside an Everest crevasse, surviving on biscuits, chocolates and chunks of ice, while back home his family had already begun mourning his death.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of crevasse

Noun

His Portuguese-immigrant father, Miguel, moved to the gorge in 1984, when tourism in the area was practically unheard of.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026
Tallulah Gorge State Park, Georgia The centerpiece of this popular state park is a gorge that’s two miles long and almost 1,000 feet deep.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

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